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Robert's notes of December 20th attack by German fighters

These notes were probably written sometime between Robert's liberation and his arrival back in the USA.  Five of the enemy fighters were shot down and one more was possibly damaged.  


The German M.E. 110s blasted holes the size of a steering wheel all along their airplane.  The attack knocked out the autopilot and most of their controls.  They couldn't turn left and were losing altitude when the or

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Roy Sell was the ball turret gunner. 

I'm open to suggestions as to what this drawing shows.  My assumption is that it shows the position their airplane was flying in the formation.  The circles might indicate which bombers were shot down to Robert's knowledge.  Records show that the 390th lost three bombers on this mission.

MACR-Missing Air Crew Report

MIA 1943-12-20 - MACR #: 1730

    Notes


  • 42-37763 Delivered: Denver 20/8/43; Scott   29/9/43; ass 571BS/390BG [FC-D] Framlingham 5/11/43; (3m) MIA Bremen 20/12/43   Pilot: Bill Riley, Co-Pilot: Bob Fowler, Bombardier: Bob Mulloy, Engineer /   Top Turret Gunner: Ray Brooks, Radio Operator: Bob Hansen, Ball Turret   Gunner: Ray Sell, Waist Gunner: Walt Fura, Waist Gunner: Ed Carbonneau, Tail   Gunner: Frank Mariani (9POW); Navigator: Ed Kodis (KIA-body found Varel,   eight miles S of Wilhelmshaven); Enemy aircraft, crashed Sillenstede, six   miles NW of Wilhelmshaven, Germany. MACR 1730.


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